Turn unused tickets into cash for CFNC

CFNC is now participating in tix4cause!

Tix4Cause is an e-marketplace service that turns unused tickets, experiences and events into cash donations for CFNC. This partnership provides a unique opportunity for us to raise funds. It also is a FUN way for you to support our cause!
Donate...your unused sports and theatre tickets and 90% of the ticket sale price will go to CFNC. Your donation is 100% tax deductible.
Purchase...every day, all year long you can go to sports, theatre or concert events and support CFNC while doing so.
Spread the word...tell everyone you know about CFNC's membership with tix4cause. 

Make tix4cause the first place you go for tickets!

Additional Ways to Stay Engaged

Did you know that there are many quick and easy ways to stay engaged with CFNC throughout this school year while benefiting our students? Here are a few:

(1) Link your Harris Teeter VIC card to CFNC for a portion of the price of participating items to benefit CFNC. Register your card online here and link to CFNC's "Together in Education" number: 6467. You must link your card each year, so if you did so last year, please re-link!

(2) Link your Safeway Club Card to CFNC for a portion of the price of participating items to benefit CFNC. Register your card online here and search for CFNC's Group Number: 500004246. You must link your card each year, so if you did so last year, please re-link!

(3) Shop all year at iGive.com and up to 26% of purchases at participating stores (like Old Navy, Bed Bath & Beyond, William Sonoma, DSW, Gap, Eddie Bauer, J.Crew-- 823 in total!) will go to your charity of choice. Join iGive.com and select The Child & Family Network Centers.

4) Purchase and donate tickets to support CFNC at tix4cause.

And don't forget...

"Like" us on Facebook

Follow us on Twitter @CFNCpreschool

And support us through workplace giving campaigns: CFNC's United Way # is 8401 and CFC# is 86801.

Thank you for your support!

In Summer's Final Month, A Lot Happening at CFNC

Welcome to the August edition of The Network News! The final full month of summer brought exciting visitors, new affiliations and the press to CFNC-each showcasing CFNC's good work to make a positive change in our community. CFNC's summer program was a hit, with nearly 50 students in attendance and, as we gear up for the new school year, wait lists are up to 96. To meet the stunning need of so many, we rely on your generosity. This fall, look for even more ways to connect and support us and scroll down to read about some. Better yet, stop by for a tour. We guarantee you'll be moved.

Have a happy and safe Labor Day weekend!

CFNC on GuideStar

CFNC is thrilled to now be a part of GuideStar.org! GuideStar is a "one stop shop" for donors, funders, researchers, educators, professional service providers, governing agencies, and the media to gain quality information on nonprofit organizations.

You can access CFNC's information on GuideStar here. You may notice that CFNC's page includes the GuideStar Exchange seal. This indicates that CFNC has provided GuideStar with the most up to date reports and has shared information to the fullest-including documentation, photos, and video. This makes CFNC even more visible to GuideStar's vast on-line audience of grantmakers and individual donors.

CFNC in the News

CFNC's Executive Director, Margaret Patterson, was the subject of an article in the Thursday, August 4 edition of the . Margaret was interviewed by the Gazette's Edison Russ on what challenges she faces, the needs of the preschool and her visionAlexandria Gazette Packet for CFNC's future.

"I think working with kids is fulfilling," Patterson said. "A lot of kids don't have a voice, and with the Child Abuse [Prevention] Center, I was able to give a voice to a lot of kids, and I feel I'm going to have that sort of path [at CFNC]." Read the full article, and other CFNC news stories, here.

CFNC greatly appreciates Mr. Russ for the time he spent learning about CFNC by meeting our students and speaking with our staff.